KINIGUIDE | What is the CPTPP trade deal and why is it problematic to some?

KINIGUIDE | Less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in, he received a memorandum seeking urgent action.

The memorandum sought the new government to pull back ratification documents for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) before the trade deal came into force five days later.

But he missed the deadline. Now groups are demanding that the government review its position on the CPTPP and withdraw from the deal signed by the previous administration.

What is the CPTPP and why is it problematic to some? This Kiniguide explores the issue...